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ICObench report: ICOs completed in the first half of January have raised $160 million, about 33 percent of the combined amount secured in December.

A startup is vowing to tackle “obscene” levels of energy consumption in crypto mining by enabling users to donate computing power to issues they care about.

South Korea’s government added blockchain to the fields of research and development eligible for a tax credit meant to boost innovation.

According to the research, the creation of competing altcoins is likely to place downward pressure on the prices of all cryptocurrencies.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced $4.8 million in funding for university research that includes blockchain.

The American Economic Association’s annual meeting will see authors of four academic papers on crypto announce their findings.

Ledger claimed that the recently uncovered vulnerabilities in their hardware wallets are not critical.

Software security researchers have reportedly been able to extract private keys from the Trezor One hardware wallets.

A new study has identified 4,818 cryptocurrency pump-and-dump groups on popular messaging apps Telegram and Discord.

The Austrian Blockchain Center has been established in the city of Vienna, where it will collaborate with local academics in multidisciplinary research.

Recently released crypto market research characterizes ICO performance in Q3 2018 with “overall disappointment,” citing increased regulatory scrutiny.

UK university researchers find that private blockchains with a sufficient level of centralization could comply with recent EU privacy rules.

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has partnered with two technology institutes to launch a blockchain research lab to examine new applications of the technology.

A new report from climate change scientists has raised concerns regarding Bitcoin’s carbon footprint and its potential future impact on global warming.

A recent study by Autonomous Research has revealed that ICOs raised $20 billion since the beginning of 2017.